Questions and Answers
Which of the following is NOT a type of building material mentioned in the text?
Steel
What is the purpose of subsurface investigation in foundation construction?
To assess the stability of the soil
What is the function of mortar in masonry construction?
To provide structural support
Which type of foundation is commonly used when the soil has poor load-bearing capacity?
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What is the purpose of a partition wall?
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Study Notes
Building Construction & Materials (2101CV031) Module 1: Building Materials
- This module is part of the Building Construction & Materials course (2101CV031) taught by Prof. Dhaval A. Jalalpara at Darshan University in Rajkot.
- The module covers the introduction, properties, and classification of various building materials, including bricks, blocks, building stones, lime, cement, timber, sand, aggregate, mortar, concrete, tar, bitumen and asphalt, glass, flooring materials, ferrous metals, and non-ferrous metals.
- It also includes a section on foundations, covering subsurface investigation, shallow foundation (including types, setting out, excavation, construction, failures, and remedial measures), and deep foundation (specifically pile foundation, including introduction, uses, selection of pile, and types of piles).
- The module further explores building construction techniques, including stone masonry (covering technical terms, joints, and classification), brick masonry (covering technical terms, bonds in brickwork, and constituents of brick-clay), and other types of masonry such as composite masonry, hollow blocks masonry, partition walls, and cavity walls.
- The course is taught by Prof. Dhaval A. Jalalpara, who can be contacted at [email protected] or +917405239039.
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